Nutty Grapefruit Waffles With Cranberry Grapefruit Compote

Ingredients

  • 1 cup 100% Florida Grapefruit Juice
  • 1 cup (8 ounces) nonfat plain Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds or flax seeds
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Canola oil

Cranberry Grapefruit Compote:

  • ¼ cup 100% Florida Grapefruit Juice
  • 1 (16-ounce) bag frozen whole cranberries
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 cups water, divided  
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grapefruit zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 fresh Florida Grapefruit, peeled, segmented and diced

Preparation

Compote Preparation:

Dissolve cornstarch in ½ cup water; pour into a non-reactive saucepan and add 1 ½ cups water, stirring to combine. Add cranberries, sugar, grapefruit juice, grapefruit zest and vanilla; stir to combine. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is very thick and liquid is clear. Remove from heat and stir in grapefruit segments.

Waffle Preparation:

In a large bowl, combine grapefruit juice, yogurt, almonds, eggs and honey; set aside. Sift or stir together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt. Using a large spoon, gently stir flour mixture into grapefruit juice mixture just until combined, being careful not to over mix. Brush waffle maker* with oil and cook waffles according to waffle maker’s directions, using about ½ cup batter per waffle. Brush waffle maker with oil before each batch of waffles. Serving immediately topped with Cranberry Grapefruit Compote. 


Note: A Belgian waffle maker is recommended.